We ended up getting two of these, one for a 4 year old and one for a 6 year old. My 4 year old's broke the first day he played with it and we've had to glue it multiple times since. They are cheaply made and even when not used as a 'battle' item they will not last if used. My 6 year old is very careful with things and even his has broken although not as substantially as his brothers.

The lightsaber only lasted three days in the hands of a little boy. If you can tell your child not to play with it like a toy then it might last longer but it barely survived through Halloween and has since been thrown away in the trash.

I had bought this for Halloween trying to convince my boyfriend to be someone from Star Wars but it didn't quite work out the way I planned. The lightsaber did not go to waste though between my 10 mon old and my 6 yr old the batteries are dying soon. My 6 yr old loves to whip it out in front of you for what ever reason and my 10 month old likes to drag it around and try to eat on it. He's also very mesmerized by the light. It does light up but not as bright as I thought it would. It's very durable.